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Release Of A Tight Small Muscle In The Hand

Maryland rates for HCPCS 26593

Releases one of the small muscles that sit within the hand itself and fine-tune finger movement, when it has become permanently tight and is pulling the fingers into an abnormal position. The muscle or its tendon is divided or lengthened so the fingers can straighten and spread. One muscle is treated, and each additional muscle released is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release Of A Tight Small Muscle In The Hand cost?

$741

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $977.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,820Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $776

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 48th of 50

$741

IN $10,233WV $617

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.